| Picabo, Idaho | |
| Settlement Type: | Community |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Blaine County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Physiographic region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Snake River Plain |
| Pushpin Map: | Idaho#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Idaho##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 43.3058°N -114.0678°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 103.5 |
| Elevation M: | 1475 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 128 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Mountain Standard Time (MST) |
| Utc Offset1: | -7 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 83348 |
| Area Codes: | 208, 986 |
Picabo (pronounced) is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
Picabo is located along U.S. Route 20, about 6miles west of Carey, 19miles southeast of Hailey, and 31miles northeast of Shoshone. It has a gas station, country store, post office, and a small airport.[1] The community is surrounded by large ranches and irrigated fields. The 2000 United States census for this ZIP Code shows a population of 128 in 56 housing units in 104km2.
Picabo is located about 56miles north of the Snake River along the northern edge of the Snake River Plain, a topographic depression that cuts across the Basin and Range Mountain structures of southern Idaho. The nearest flowing stream is Silver Creek, a scenic spring-fed tributary of the Little Wood River, a key source of irrigation water for eastern Blaine County. The pristine Silver Creek is renowned among fly fishermen and was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway, who enjoyed hunting and fishing along the stream with local rancher, Bud Purdy.[2]
The name "Picabo" supposedly derives from a Native American term translated as "silver water".[3] The name "Picabo" was made familiar by Picabo Street, an Olympic skier who grew up in nearby Triumph.[4]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Picabo has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Picabo was 102F on July 17, 1998, and July 11, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was -37F on December 23, 1990.